";s:4:"text";s:5514:" For the second straight year, in round 2, the Battalion would have to face the Eastern Conference Champions, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. However Toronto eventually proved too much for Brampton as the Majors would win four straight and take the series in only 5 games. Brampton started off the series well beating Toronto in game 1 by a 7–0 score. Free agent signings included top-ten scorer David Pacan, and former team leaders in scoring David Vallorani and Brandon MacLean. The Battalion relocated to North Bay, Ontario, in the 2013 off-season after several years of low attendance and financial struggles. The Battalion finished the season with only 8 wins, 57 losses, and 3 ties for last in the Western Conference and 19th in the league ahead of only the Mississauga Ice Dogs.
After a somewhat mediocre start the club by mid February had climbed to a record of 30–21–1–2. Key signings included former On October 7, 2014, not long before the 2014–15 season was set to begin, it was announced that the Central Hockey League had ceased operations. Matt MacLeod scored what turned out to be the final goal in team history during the game four 5–4 OT loss the night before. The Beast, along with the The Beast finished their inaugural ECHL season on April 12, 2015 against the For the 2015–16 season, the Beast had a number of major signings. The 2000–01 season was the first season in club history that the team would score a record above the .500 mark with a final tally of 33–22–13 for a 3rd-place finish in the Midwest Division and 5th in the Western Conference. During the summer of 2012 rumours of the Battalion franchise relocating began to swirl as their lease agreement with the Powerade Centre was nearing an end.
All rights reserved. The Battalion would play out of the North Bay Memorial Gardens which underwent renovations, in order to meet OHL regulations. Off the ice, the Beast's attendance increased 12%, and 21% over two seasons.The 2017–18 has a league high 17 returning players and is the oldest team in the ECHL with an average age exceeding 27.The Canadiens did not renew their annual affiliation for 2018–19 and the Beast signed a one-year affiliation with the On January 30, the team officially announced a name-the-team contest,The Brampton Beast name was announced as the winner on April 10. The Battalion fell back to below the .500 mark in the 2001–02 season posting a 26–35–7 record for last in the division and conference as the team missed the playoffs for the 2nd time in 4 years. The Battalion did not fare well during the 2003–04 regular season, as their record fell to 25–32–11. On April 22, the Beast announced that Brampton native and former In June 2013, the Beast announced its first player signed was The 2013–14 schedule was released on July 26, 2013 and featured the Beast playing the first CHL game on Canadian soil against the For the team's second season in 2014, head coach Mark DeSantis was replaced by his assistant Brent Hughes as the team's new head coach and Cal Wild was named the team's second captain. With their backs against the wall, the Battalion shocked many as they took the 67's to seven games, winning game 7 and the series in Ottawa and advancing to the 2nd round. The Brampton Bombers have been busy making preparations for the upcoming Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Midwestern Conference season. Sudbury took game two jumping out to an early 3–0 lead before holding on 5–4. In January 2016, the team asked the Brampton City Council for a financial partnership to operate out of the The 2016–17 season had the most returning players in Beast history, led by captain Brandon Marino, Jordan Henry, Like Pither, Luc Blain, Chris Auger and Tim Billingsley. Brampton would face the Kingston Frontenacs in the first round of the playoffs. Once again the Battalion surged above the .500 mark finishing with a 34–24–10 record good enough to win their first Division Championship in franchise history beating the Toronto St. Michaels Majors by only 2 points. The name was submitted by four fans7 - Fans (In honour of the fans of Brampton - being the "7th Man"). David Pacan led the ECHL in goals with 41 while David Vallorani was fifth in the league in scoring with 83 points and named an ECHL second team all-star.
Brampton got off to a slow 2–6 start but with the return of Cody Hodgson and the addition of After the teams run to the OHL finals in 2008–09 the Battalion fell to mid-pack in 2009–10.
